Board 8 > Labyrinth of Ishiene [CYOA/Forum Game] [ITD8]

(+) Yeah! (+)

the unlucky NFUN streak continues.

but he Gorbachev is still alive. he can lament later. now he should be fighting for his life.
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Pirateking2000 posted...

so was my addition on crypt what triggered the adds or was the loot thing set?

so there were always going to be 4 enemies. each investigator could instantly stop an enemy. after that it comes down to rolls. if one person opened the crypt alone they'd instantly stop one enemy but then get ambushed by 3. with three investigators you stopped most of the enemies instantly. you guys had good odds, but what happened next was a bit unfortunate.

1. you had prepared your wand to stop whatever came next, so the last remaining enemy became the target of the Jeweled Wand

2. the Jeweled Wand has a misfire chance which causes it to hit your own allies as well as the opponent. the misfire was rolled and so Aron/M were both hit. whoops.
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Ah I see...then again if I had defended with sword I take it I would have been critical hit or something (I was guessing the wand was a "charge" item like the book for an auto success) guess that just came down to bad luck rather than strategy

so for future reference Jeweled Wand packs a big punch but comes with the risk of misfire that can hurt allies right (is it always two or is it just anyone I am working with at the time)?
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it's a sort of unique item. auto success is one way you can describe it, but that's only if you don't care about anyone but yourself. obviously an item that can misfire and kill allies is not a success. the amount of people who get hit depends on the circumstances.
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Oh, alright. I guess that's a fair outcome.
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In case you're wondering I did make an attack roll for Short, and he rolled a 3. you weren't auto killed or anything like that. I just usually don't post NPC attack rolls because they can be confusing.

Ellery - Today at 7:04 PM
it wasn't as bad as it could have been
most of the people went in there had a defensive item equipped or in Lionel's case were a high level
still pretty brutal though
now checking to see what Short does
/roll 1d3
SidekickBOT - Today at 7:05 PM
@Ellery: 1d3 = (3) = 3
Ellery - Today at 7:05 PM
buh bye

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Aron gets an idea.

There was a furnace.

Furnaces need energy.

He pushes the block of pure energy into the Furnace.
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Oh...

Looks like all the allies bitched out...

Leaving Luna all alone in a room full of insect things...

So the only remaining question...



Was which one should I crush first?

Stupid question, of course.

ALL OF THEM.

Luna continues crushing the melee
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oh, I thought our actions didn't matter, being too injured

Thanking his lucky star he managed to snag the Enchanted Rags from the mud pool, he endeavors to throw off the insects hungry to devour his flesh. With a titanic effort he tries to heave the bugs off, and manages to dislodge a few before they redouble their efforts. He defends himself to the best of his ability, but in order to escape he has to hope for help or for the insects' metabolisms to exhaust their vigor.
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confirming existence like usual

I shall make time for a full read/post before bed tonight! looks like we got into some "fun" together, fellow allies
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Hmm now this is a conundrum on whether I should use wand in melee

On one hand I take it a certain amount of successes are needed to shut them down before they get a chance to maul the party with their own turn so a "success" move would help prevent that

On the other hand if I fail I damage the party to some extent anyway so it'll play out the same if not potentially worse depending on how others do / how many are actually needed

mmm...(probably gonna give it a shot but thinking it over)
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If the wand blows up you'll probably kill me D:
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(Honestly, he'd probably kill everyone that's injured or in Critical)
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Vendrix will shakily rise to his feet, his face contorted with pain and anger. What happened in that room was nothing short of a massacre.. Just what kind of bugs were they?

A series of unfortunate events had caused them to fail in stopping the horde and now left a single girl alone in fighting these ravenous monsters. Could it be she is actually enjoying this? It sure seemed like it. He was glad to see that someone was avenging the fallen.

However, these bugs were not to be taken lightly and he was sure that...was her name Luna? Was going to need help soon. "I need to help her.." Vendrix will attempt to head over to where Luna is fighting to help her.

"Ugh!.." A sharp pain will radiate throughout Vendrix's entire body.. This will finally cause him to notice the gaping wound in his chest, the shock had worn off and he was beginning to notice an ever increasing pain where the wound was.

This looked bad, possibly even a mortal wound... He was in no shape to fight. Vendrix pulls out the scroll of invisibility he looted earlier and uses it, no doubt the whole party knows about the fight now. "I'm.. sorry.."

Vendrix hated having to retreat from a fight, but if he didn't find help somewhere he was probably going to die. Where could he go? This dungeon was a hostile place, but there is one place he could go to that he remembers.. Vendrix heads for the Library, seeking help from Mr. Foot. One of those books must have something that could help him and if anybody would know for sure it would have to be the Librarian.
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Grigorov is exploring the Refrain Room when he hears the sounds of screaming and buzzing and beating wings from outside. Sounds like the others have found trouble. That's the problem with breaking and entering: sometimes you get broke back.

Feeling Willpower surging through him, Grigorov goes to back up Jefferson and the others.


(also RIP Dee ;_;)
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"Well, the excrement has certainly hit the fan again" muses Carwen. "Lets see if I can find someone suitable to partner up with. Ideally someone with reflexes good enough to not get pasted by my magic, while providing a front line to stop me from being slain. This girl with the large axe will do."

Carwen will aid Luna in her battle
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It was the Day of Sunder in the province of Old Catal. The year was 987 Before the Fall and a boy was born to a tanner and her farmer husband. His name was Lionel.

Lionel blinks back tears. Blood and gore seem to have filled his vision. How much blood is his own? Are these his entrails or someone else's? Gun to his head, he could not say. He hears a distant gurgling, or is it choking? It seems so far away, and yet he feels a lump where his throat should be. And all around him, them. These otherworldly creatures, with their otherworldly ways.

When Catal burned, emerald field to emerald field, Lionel was a boy of ten learning tanning with a love for books and a little pet fox and a heart full of dreams. Neither his mother nor his father nor his fox survived the onslaught, and the horrors that he witnessed were not at all like the happier stories he had read. It was thanks to Master Ni Moy that he survived. His birthmark, a sign of Catalian heritage, was cut painfully from his neck, leaving an ugly scar, in order to conceal his identity from the Deathwalkers and their campaign of racial eradication.

Lionel believes he can see the corpse of one of his allies, although he cannot say who it is. A memory, distant as the honeyed wine he used to drink after a hard day's training, comes to him now: the desire to get to know Luna a little better if they both made it out of here. That doesn't seem so likely anymore. The insects are circling, ensnaring, making ready for the kill. Is this the end? It sure feels like it.

Master Ni Moy's training was harsh, oppressive, but fulfilling. Lionel felt like he had meaning. He threw all his hate and scorn into his work, and for years he traveled alongside his master righting wrongs all around the world. His love for books brought him news of many separate mythologies, each with their own conflicting worldviews, but all of them spoke of angels and demons and a great war. When he'd ask Ni Moy for details, the older man would always refrain from entertaining his curiosity. But things between the lad and his adoptive father were as good as they could be -- that is, until a certain incident. In the border village of Nethral, along the Veltharn Spine, Catalian immigrants were kept in cages and sold to high bidders to satisfy their twisted whims. Lionel pressed Ni Moy and the other pupils to do something about this, but laws of governance forbade the sect from intervening. Lionel broke tradition, attempted to save them, but failed. It brought shame upon the sect, and shame upon Lionel in particular. One day, in a heated argument, Lionel stormed out. This was the beginning of the string of events which led to his life as a mercenary. The life that's led him here, to this...

Lionel swallows hard. "I've been running for a long time. Seems this is as good a place as any to lay down my burdens. Always trying to save the day. Never quite pulling it off. I don't know even know whose intestines these are, you feel me? What do you say, boys?" He narrows his azure gaze at the monsters. Suddenly, his sword is in his hand and he's swung it into the floor beside him, perching himself upright. "Think you've got what it takes to kill me?" Lionel spits, takes a step back, and then another and another and another.

Time -- and Maria -- will determine whether they do.
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(Carl stands there vacantly blinking at the results of using the wand)

"Uhhh heheh..."

"What the fuck Lloyd!?"

["It is not my fault that an inept ruffian such as yourself can't handle my marvelous powers!"]

"Yeeaahh but maybe you can give a guy a quicker heads up!"

["Well how was I supposed to know you were going to finally use the wand to attack mm? Besides we managed to remove that final monster...albeit with some complications"]

"Yeah I know but-"

(The two party members awkwardly look at each other as Carl continues rambling to himself. They decide to just leave him to his own devices and do their own thing)

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(Carl eventually hears that Knight guy calling for help)

"Huh? What do you think that is all about?"

["Perhaps it would be best to investigate then? Onwards!"]

(Carl heads back to the central area)

"Yo guys, you will not BELIEVE the shit that just went d-"

. . .



(Carl sees multiple people sprawled out in various states of injury as well as giant monster bug things. Some people seem to already be trying to fend em off but who knows to what levels of success. Carl immediately reaches for the wand)

["Careful now Mr. Cohn, you have just witnessed what this wand is capable of! Do try not to accidentally slay you allies as well mmm?"]

"Yeah yeah, maybe you can try offering a little advice on that end huh?"

["Well I am not sure what to tell you for that...just..erm...do what comes naturally?"]

"Hmmm....alrighty!"

Carl shouts out

"HIT THE DECK!"

Carl hops / dances around for a moment while waving the wand. His scarf flows about!

"Bippity boppity boom baby!"

["THAT is what you consider natural?"]

Carl shall assist in attacking the Hyper Insect Swarm with the Jeweled Wand, taking care of his aim and, if he were to misfire, hopefully just damage the less active members of the party

If the swarm had already been dealt with however, Carl will attempt to assist in stabilizing the heavily injured party members

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(Given just how deadly these things are (I mean they took one of our strongest guys from 100% to critical in just one go and were stated as not being normal adds) have to try it to stop em from getting momentum)
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Luna Battle Journal, page 11


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Man, that was a brutal death, at east Luna is going ham on those things.

Torun will materialize himself as a force ghost and give clichéd advice to members of the group.

Not really
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Remulel's fighting senses are telling him something serious is about to go down and that his help is needed. Wielding his wide sword, he races back to the compass room and urges Jefferson to assist him with the oncoming assault.
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Sensing the approach of the Swarm, and hearing the warning from Jefferson, M comes up with a plan.
If she wants to survive she will need a strong ally.
She'll call out to Sunday and offer a 'bribe.'

Sunday, who had just exited from the soundproof room, happens to hear this.
Looking around, Sunday realizes that the place is growing chaotic as enemies swarm the place.
She'll go to where M is as M runs into the compass room, with her daggers drawn.
"Mm, free food?" Sunday says in a goofy, half-serious tone.

"But you know," Sunday will add, growing serious, "Do you trust me?"

"What do you mean?" M asks.

Sunday lets out a sigh. "I know I can act dumb but usually I'm just playing around."
"I can tell some of the people here are afraid of me."
"But if you want to survive you'll need to trust me."
"So.."

M thinks for a moment.
"I called out to you for help, didn't I?"
"I would not have called to you if I didn't trust you."

Sunday nods.
She takes out the Crossbow and Mana Crystals that she stole earlier.
Honestly if she wanted food she could just steal that too.
But someone had asked for her help. And if they fought together that meant Sunday would be safer too.
Kneeling by the door that leads into the eastern section of the dungeon, Sunday sets up a sniping spot.
From here, M is able to protect the door and stop the bugs from advancing.
The Hyper Insects come at M, using their usual tactics..
Attacking in a group of two, and then three, they use their superior numbers and speed to try and get the advantage on M.
M is forced to dance away from a feint, leaving her flank exposed.
At that moment a Hyper Insect lunges into the gap from behind and tries to grab her ankle from behind.
However...

This very move is his own weakness.
Because Sunday knew he'd go for this opening, that meant she knew where he'd go.
In fact it seemed almost as if she predicted his movements perfectly.
Knowing where he was going and where he was advancing from made an easy shot.
She loosed a bolt, infused with sparkling blue mana, before the enemy had even moved.
And it struck him before he ever reached M.
The creature was hit directly in the thorax.
The Mana Crystal PULSED and sent a loud burst of energy into the shell of the Hyper Insect.
The shell cracked and then burst outward in a spray of pulp.
The creature spun to the ground and collapsed. It began to twitch weakly.

The third insect rushed at M from the front, but at this point she had recovered.
With her reflexes and with the momentum in their favor she is able to stand her ground.
She slips the attack but doesn't try to escape.
Instead, she moves in close and punctures the enemy with her dagger.
A second slash hits the connective tissue where the leg and the body of her opponent meet.
She'll continue to dance around the remaining enemies, keeping them distracted, while Sunday covers her [A].

Despite being injured... M is able to survive by finding an ally.

Aron hears fighting coming from the Compass Room.
He'll take the Pure Energy and push it across the room.
With a bit of gumption he's able to get the door open.
Inside, the Furance is burning very hot!
There's also a Cloaked Man in here. He smiles at the dog and then squats down beside the wall and rests.
He seems to like the extreme heat in this room.
The block of Pure Energy begins to glow red and hot as it gets closer to the Furance.
Pure Energy was converted into Liquid Metal Energy by using the furnace!
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Inside the control room you hear banging and what you think are even explosions.
Luna goes into a FULL BERSERK state and starts destroying all of the equipment here.
In the meantime, anything that gets near her is hacked into pieces.
Broken shells, splintered limbs, and the antennae-ridden heads of bugs litter the room and roll across the floor.
Things were going well. Things were going so well.

... Things were going too well.

Of course it would never continue like this.

The Hyper Insects realized that even cunning and strategy wouldn't work on an opponent like this.
All that would work was... to simply rush in. Accept that many of them would die.
And when they threw their full weight into that attack they would eventually bring her down.
Luna lets out a gasp of pain as she is attacked from four angles at once.
It wasn't to try and feint or to get her to lower her guard.
Rather, she striked down the first two that went headfirst into her axe.
But the second two grabbed her.
And behind the ones that she killed were three more.
Within an instant Luna was pushed to the ground and clawed and bitten visciously from a small swarm of foes.
She felt the beating of wings against her fragile limbs.
Morale begins to plummet as Luna, who had been leading the fight, is taken into CRITICAL condition [1].

Gorbachev springs to his feet, with two insects hanging off of his bulky arms.
He swings his full weight against the wall and smashes one of them to pieces.
Luna... Luna was in danger.
It was because he was weak and he had fallen just like it was nothing.
He was supposed to come here and back her up, but all the others had failed in a matter of seconds.
But now, since she had no one to fight with her, Luna herself was in danger.
Gorbachev couldn't live with himself if he died now, in this situation.
It wasn't just him anymore. Everyone else was relying on him to fill his role.
So he got back on his feet and tackled the enemy who was standing on top of Luna. One of them, at least.
There's a shrieking sound and insects spring away. They begin to flap their wings and flutter around the room.
They scattered. Even if it was just for a moment... he drove them back.
Then, within a moment, he's fighting beside Luna again in the thick of a melee.
The bugs swarm at them from all sides, forming a thick cloud that's almost impossible to see through.
However, this time, Gorbachev doesn't fall. This time, he holds the line [3].

[Gorbachev's class changed to DEFENDER]

Vendrix, realizing he won't be able to escape with just his running speed, needs to rely on the tools.
So far he has gathered a few useful items. The most useful one right now would be...
The dragon-in-disguise takes out the Scroll of Invisibility and quickly reads the magic words.
Within a matter of seconds he fades from visible sight.
The enemies who had been chasing him are shaken and go to the Compass Room to begin attacking others.
Vendrix thinks about going to the Library to ask for help from Foot.
However, he can only do one action per turn.
For that reason the best he can do is huddle out here in the hallway, hidden, and stay alive for now... [A].
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Grigorov rushes out into the Compass Room to assist the others with the fighting.
At this point, several of the Hyper Insects have already escaped from the Control Room and flooded this area.
He feels a surge of WILLPOWER in his body.
Energy and blood is flowing from his head to his toes. Swirling within him.
The Ganthian Half-Mail seems to be injecting his blood stream with something else.
Adrenaline? No, it was stronger than that.
Either way he feels his power grow.
He leaps into the air and grabs one of the insects. They begin to spiral downward toward the ground.
Although he's trying to get pumped, the truth is that he can't quite push himself to the next level.
He does manage to land on top of this insect and grapple with it for the duration [2].
However, Grigorov doesn't manage to get any kills, only manages to help block the enemies a bit.
Was this damn special magic armor even working...?

Carwen rushes to the place the insects are coming from.
She accidentally trips over something invisible on the way there.
Then she dashes into the room. She sees Gorbachev and Luna fighting on their own.
She was looking for someone who could help her, but...
At this point it seems like Carwen is going to need to save them!

Luckily this room is littered with the metal remains of the wreckage that Luna has created.
Almost as if the stage was set perfectly for her arrival.
Carwen smirks.
The metal shards on the ground begin to vibrate and rattle.
Then the air is filled with the shrieks of dying bugs as shrapnel is fired across the room.
In an instant, four of the makeshift bullets strike true [3]!
CRUNCH! CRACK! SPLATTER!
The enemies who had been swarming Gorbachev and Luna are sent sprawling across the ground.
You see brown streaks of bug guts splatter all over the place.
Heck, she somehow even managed to avoid hitting her own allies.
All in all it was a success.
"Wow," Carwen mused. "I've never done that before. Good thing it worked..."

[Carwen's Class has changed to Savant]

As the battle starts to fade, Luna, Gorbachev, and Carwen are left standing there.
Had they done it... They turned it around! They really must have.
Somehow they managed to get out of there without losing anyo-

Gorbachev, seeing something, suddenly collapses to the ground and heaves.
There, laying amidst the enemy corpses, is the remains of Lionel.
He had done his best to fight his way out of here, but in the chaos they hadn't been able to defend him.
Half of his face was already stripped off of his skull.
There was no way he'd recover from these injuries [1].

Just like this, more of the veteran adventurers begin to drop.
Morris had been on the way to help but he gets caught and surrounded in the hallway.
He manages to take down many foes with him.
Ultimately, he's unable to stop the rising tide and falls [A].

Morgan, who had been trying to avoid the fighting until now, finally had her luck run out.
The other Red Wizard had gone after Morgan instead of Larrington.
As we know, Larrington had been saved at the last moment.
Morgan was... not so lucky.
While trying to escape from the battle she accidentally walks right into a Time Trap and is slain [A].
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As the remaining enemies flood the Compass Room, Jefferson is having trouble defending the place.
Especially now that he is trying to defend Quietly, Slip, and Tender without any backup.
Carl will rush into the room and hold out his wand.
"Lloyd... I'm count on you!" This time he couldn't afford to mess this up.
But he wouldn't mess it up.
The wand hums and rips through the room, tearing part of the Compass Table down.
The enemy insects try to evade the attack but they are ripped away in waves.
There is blinding light which sweeps across the area and vanquishes a good chunk of the enemy swarm.
Somehow, he managed to avoid hitting any of his allies [2].

"My new friends," Jefferson will go on, "It was nice to meet you."
"I've never encountered Demon Souls transfixed to constructs like this before."
"You are truly interesting and unique creatures."
"But it seems... I've failed. There's no way I can keep defending you alone like this."
"My limbs grow tired. My sword grows dull."
Jefferson hangs his head. "I did... I did my best... didn't I?"
"But I'm okay with this. If I die here at least maybe you guys can still escape."

Jefferson accidentally triggers the 'reinforcements at the last minute' trope!!

Remulel runs out from behind where Sunday is perched and throws himself into the melee.
Striking down one foe and then another with his Wide Sword, he shows his expertise.
This unexpected back up invigorates Jefferson and they end up fighting back to back with renewed strength.
Finally Remulel grabs a foe with an arm lock, flips him, and slams him onto his back.
His blade plunges into the neck of the enemy Hyper Insect.
And when he removes it... Remulel realizes the fighting has stopped [A].

Somehow, you managed to stop the Hyper Insect Swarm from advancing.

The Melee has Ended



[Player List]

M, Lvl 11 Designer [Injury, Redblade Twin Daggers]
Vendrix, Lvl 10 Cosplayer [Injury, Ring of Dancing +3]
Aron Rex, Lvl 12 Dog [Injury, Grappling Hook, Book of Circles]
Gorbachev, Lvl 11 Defender [Injury]
Luna, Lvl 10 Berserker [CRITICAL]
Grigorov, Lvl 11 Goblin [Ganthian Half-Mail, Small Hammer]
Carwen, Lvl 11 Savant [Royal Cloak]
Carl, Lvl 15 Determined [Injury, Icy Knight Sword, Jeweled Wand]

Larrington, Lvl 10 Reborn
Remulel, Lvl 12 Fighter [Wide Sword, Wand of Suppression]

Jefferson: A Knight of Frantz. Experienced but chatty.
Mara Raiev: ...
Sunday: She is not an assassin. Has a genetic condition.
Short: A Demon who was brought here for experimentation.

DEATH LIST:
1. Torun was killed by the Hyper Insect Swarm. These are not your run of the mill generic mobs.
2. Dee challenged Short to a battle over the Demon Soul. Short wanted it more.
3. Lionel was killed by the Hyper Insect Swarm. His story ends here.
4. Morris died making a defensive stand against the enemies.
5. Morgan died while trying to avoid the fighting.



Everyone in Critical Condition (including Luna) was restored to a 'mere' Injury status.
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Larrington will explore the cold door.
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Gotta say, it feels weird watching Lionel die. I've had a (drastically different, significantly deeper) character named Lionel on a MUD RPG since I was 15 and he's survived enough catastrophes to make Batman look like an office worker.

I had a ton of fun though and there's such a unique feeling involved in always desperately checking fresh updates to see if my character is still alive. Lionel will be with the survivors in spirit. Thanks, Maria!
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Aron barks at the Cloaked Man and readies his book in case he gets violent.
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"Hey Sunday, do you want to investigate the Control room with me?" M asks before she starts heading to the Control Room. Sunday was right after all, she wouldn't have survived if it weren't for Sunday.
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Yeah, Lionel dying completely surprised me. Damn those bugs!
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Luna sighs, realizing that the fighting is over. Her [Injury] was proof that she was still alive. Proof that she won. Lionel's corpse was problematic, though. The sheer existence of an allied corpse meant that she didn't win hard enough to keep everybody alive. So she took a moment of silence out of respect for the dead.

And then she was over it. People dying was a fact of life. If things had gone slightly differently it would've been her instead. That's why it wasn't worth getting hung up on. Still though, couldn't have done it without him and everybody else.

Well anyways, now that that was done, next order of business for Luna was exploring the Control Room. Sure, she'd done a hell of a lot of smashing things in this room already, but it was still part of the dungeon. Who knows what managed to get through the melee unscathed?
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Gorbachev rushes over to Lionel's corpse, kneeling. He picks up the body with tears welling in his eyes. He managed to save Luna, but his dear friend Lionel, survivor of the Catalian genocide, the legendary Master Ni Moy's greatest disciple, perished.

Some ancient piping above the control room burst. Gorbachev, by some cruel twist of fate or capricious cruelty of the gods, remembered each and every death of his past incarnations. But no previously endured cruelty, no harrowing, lonely demise could compare to the feeling of having failed his erstwhile companion; no forgotten promise or forsaken deal was as unbearable as his inability to protect those he called "ally".

Rain pouring from the heavens, Gorachev let out one long, agonizing cry of "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO", clutching the lifeless remains of Lionel to his breast.

After a long minute, water dripping from his brow, he finally rises. Newfound determination kindled in his heart, he vows not to let another companion fall while he still stands. He heads down corridor Z, ready to defend against any threat that might rise from the depths of the labyrinth.
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that might actually be the first time we got a vader "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" in one of these topics, oddly enough

got me to chuckle out loud
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Sheesh I dunno how some of those moves played out but those bugs were brutal. How many times did we have to hit those things!?
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Gorbachev ;_; be strong, carry on
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Vendrix will slowly walk down the corridor to the compass room. He can't help but notice the pieces of the hyper bugs scattered about. The sounds of fighting have stopped and it was apparent that the fight wasn't an easy one to finish. In fact, this has probably been the toughest encounter they have faced in this dungeon. "It's finally over..." Vendrix will look at the wound cut across his chest "Such a frail body.. It's a miracle I've made it this far.."

People had died during this encounter, and it wouldn't surprise him if there were even tougher beings waiting to be unleashed farther in the dungeon. Vendrix will look at the Library upon reaching the compass room, the place where the heart of the battle had taken place, at least from what he can gather. "I wonder if Mr. Foot is okay.." Surely he had heard the commotion right outside, yet he didn't see any signs of movement inside , at least from this point of view.
Vendrix will head back to the library to seek assistance from Mr. Foot

This was a person who has been here for apparently 2000 years, the amount of knowledge he possesses far surpasses their own in regards to this place. He hopes to get at least a few import details about the areas they have yet to encounter, another encounter like the hyper bugs and he can't imagine the losses they would suffer. With a bit of luck Mr. Foot might even have something to help heal his injury.
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Damn those bugs! 4 PC's dies because of them.
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What a bunch of scrubs all dying to the same thing. You need to be more unique and cinematic with your deaths! Are you even trying?!
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SovietOmega posted...

What a bunch of scrubs all dying to the same thing. You need to be more unique and cinematic with your deaths! Are you even trying?!

At least we didn't sacrifice ourselves to certain doom.
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Maria confirmed that it was not certain at all! I had plans and aspirations! You're not the boss of me! Shut up!
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Remulel returns to the long passage and opens door 9.
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Dee was the Chosen One! You were supposed to defeat the demons, not die to them! You were supposed to harness the power of the Soul, not leave it to Short! You were my sister, Dee! I loved you!
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Carwen, pleased with the results of her magic, decides to go check out door number 1
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With the insects destroyed, Grigorov returns to the room and tries talking to Slip. "Hey."
No response.
"Good thing we got you out of there, huh?"
Not even a flicker of interest.
Grigorov has seen dudes like this before. So long in prison that they don't know what to do once they finally get freedom. This guy seems worse than most, but...maybe he's just been in there that long. Sad.
Grigorov is not the most expressive guy, but he'll keep talking to Slip in an attempt to wake him up.
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"Phew!"

["I can't believe that actually worked..."]

Carl surveys the room that was now paved with the corpses of the insectoid hordes! He also notices Jefferson talking about those three new guys standing around. Something about how they were demon experiments a-

Carl notices Short nearby

"Oh..."

["I doubt this sight makes him feel all that great."]

Carl will talk with Short about these three guys. Maybe try to cheer him up or possibly see if he knew any of em

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Also in regard to the angel thing from earlier (was waiting till there was downtime but since this is going to shift to another topic figure I may as well mention it now) yeah sorry, to be clearer (after looking back at it) I was referring to that end part of Catharsis where it was chosen that the Hope Bros and some of the Demons would scare / push back encroaching Angels in some operation so they wouldn't fuck with everyone while the fae were pulling shit on top of everything else

or something like that, it may have been Raistandt's plan maybe?
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the plan was to attack the Heaven's Gate, yeah.

plan did not seem to go very well if you look at how things turned out.
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topic 2 is up here:
https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/75497875

I'm very tired so I likely won't update at least until I get a bit of sleep. although with my insomnia this means I might wake up in the middle of the night and write an update.
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my plan is to bump this topic once per day for the next 3 days so it stays available for players to read as long as possible
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I bump, therefore I am
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I love Jolteons
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